Final exam

Question 1

Art

Answer 1

anything made by a human being that is original to the artist and creates aesthetic pleasure

Question 2

Aesthetic pleasure

Answer 2

an emotional/ physical reaction

Question 3

What three things does all art us to communicate to us?

Answer 3

sensation, representation, structure

Question 4

Three basic elements of dance

Answer 4

rhythm, space, energy

Question 5

Three categories of what dance tries to do

Answer 5

narrative, interpretive, exploritaory

Question 6

Primary creative artisit

Answer 6

screenwriter, composer

Question 7

interpretive artist

Answer 7

all the people who take someone elses work and make it happen

Question 8

What does folk dance reflect about its country of origin

Answer 8

culture

Question 9

ballet

Answer 9

defies gravity and the real world

Question 10

modern dance

Answer 10

gives gravity to the dancer, floor is part of the cheorography

Question 11

tap

Answer 11

emphasizes feet and their sound, combined of african rhythms and irish clog

Question 12

ballroom

Answer 12

social dancing, apart of musical theater production

Question 13

two different categories of international ballroom competition

Answer 13

ballroom, latin

Question 14

Alvin Ailey

Answer 14

choreographer of revelations

Question 15

Isadora Duncan

Answer 15

founding mother of modern dance, self taught, showed the body, danced without scenery

Question 16

Twyla Tharp

Answer 16

Sinatra suite, short pieces built upon a common theme

Question 17

Bill Robinson

Answer 17

Dance up and down stairs, clarity of steps

Question 18

Nicholas Brothers

Answer 18

Best known flash dancers, no hand splits, dance grows in complexity with pairs

Question 19

Elements of music

Answer 19

rhythm, melody, harmony, tone of color, form

Question 20

Elements of theater

Answer 20

plot, characters, theme, diction, music, spectacle

Question 21

periods of symphonic music

Answer 21

baroque (1600-1750) classical (1750-1825) romantic (1825-1900) modern (1900- present)

Question 22

Four sections of an orchestra

Answer 22

strings (75) woodwinds (10-12) brass (10-12) percussion (1-4)

Question 23

What is america’s folk music

Answer 23

jazz

Question 24

Marches

Answer 24

no syncopation, small range

Question 25

Ragtime

Answer 25

syncopation, large range

Question 26

What makes jazz music unique

Answer 26

like a conversation, unique

Question 27

Where and how did jazz develop

Answer 27

1890 in new orleans not segregated by class or race

Question 28

Where and how did theater develop

Answer 28

Greek god asked people to perform for him

Question 29

What does it take to make a great actor

Answer 29

character simulation and embodiment, virtuosity and magic

Question 30

Representational theater

Answer 30

accurate representation of time period/ events

Question 31

Presentational theater

Answer 31

characters stop and talk to the audience

Question 32

elements of design

Answer 32

color, line, mass and texture

Question 33

Landmark musicals

Answer 33

oklahoma and west side story

Question 34

5 types of numbers in musicals

Answer 34

ballad, charm, hope, comic, soliloquy

Question 35

Three places in the musical where the most important numbers need to go

Answer 35

end of act 1, 11 special, last number

Question 36

What does foil do to make us forget the performers are not live

Answer 36

continuous movement, music will hold off in suspense

Question 37

medium shot

Answer 37

show relationships of characters

Question 38

close up

Answer 38

show emotions

Question 39

long shot

Answer 39

setting or location

Question 40

what is the purpose of the opening three minuets

Answer 40

put us in the right emotional direction

Question 41

What does AFI stand for and what do they do

Answer 41

american film institute, rank movies

Question 42

What are the five main steps in making a movie

Answer 42

script, filming, special effects, editing, music

Question 43

What sense did radio use

Answer 43

aural

Question 44

What are the ways radio made audiences imagine

Answer 44

as we listen we create images in our minds

Question 45

landmark TV series and mini series

Answer 45

MASH and Roots